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The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-12

Imposed upon them. They shall ais
prescribe the compensation. powers ant
duties of such appointees. and they ma
remove them at pleasure. Said commits
sioners may delegate the power of ap
pointment and removal to officers ap.
pointed by them.
Sec. 8. Said commissioners shall -hav,
authority to rent or erect sheds. Office
accommodations or buildings which
they may deem necessary.
Sec. 10. Said commissioners shall
have the coal taken from the public
mines transported to the depots. which
shall be erected in different parts of the
state, and such coal shall be sold to con-
sumers within the state at price which
shall represent the cost of mining, trans
portation, storage and other necessary
expenses. In case ths mines shall pro-
duce mJf5 coal tlan IS needed within
the state, said commissioners may sell
the surplus to consumers in other states.
Sec. IL. Said commissioners shall ar
range with the railroads for reasonable
rates for the transportation Of the coal
and, in case they shall not be able to
make satisfactory arrangements, they
shall report the fact to the general as
sembly, in order that that body may
take action,
Sec. II. All moneys needed to carry
this act into effect shall be paid out of
the state treasury, and only on the order
of the board.
Sec. l3. The said commissioners shall
keep an accurate account of all monevs
received from the sale of coal and all
other sources, and of all expenditures OF
any kind, and at the end of each quar-
ter shall transmit to the auditor of pub
!ic accounts an account of all moneys
received during the quarter, accompany.
ing the same with proper vouchers for
II oneys expended during the quarter.
They shall als) at the same time paw
into the state treasury the balance of all
moneys in their hands, except such
sums as shall be necessary to beretained
by them for the purpose of making re-
pairs in or about any mines.
SEC IA. The said commissioners shall
on or before the tenth dav of December
of each year make report to the gov.
ernor showing summary of all their
official ections for the year ending on
the first day of December, and contain
ing an exhibit showing the amount of
all moneys received by them. and when
paid into the state treasury, With dates
thereof, the times and purposes of dis.
bursting the me, and the amount on
hand, together with such matters as the
may deem advisable or
the governor may require.
Sec. Is. The said com nissioners shall
Have authority to sresciIt,e any rv~,on7
able rules and regulations not herein
provided for. which they shall deem
necessary to the successful carrying out
OF the important task entrusted to them.
This is but a step, and vet itisthe first
and necessary step to your final emanci-
patton. A.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-12

An attempt is being made to dispar
an Oregon lawyer for conduct unbecom-
ing an attorney. 1t is not stated
whether he was guilty Of professions:
subserviency to Justice or whether he
allowed q client to escape before the
final cleanup
The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-12

Governor Hill has sized up the labor
situation and wants better pay and
shorter hours for laboring men. Doubt
less this happy result could be accom-
plished if capital and labor would only
work karmoniously together"
Yes, that's it; let labor furnish the
shorter hours and capital furnish the
better pay. Nothing like cooperation,
my boy; nothing like it.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-12

Jay Gould has been to church six
Sundays in succession. Now that he
owns the earth, Gould is turning his
thoughts toward heaven. This is an
other point for Ingersoll.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-12
Microscopica1.

Irving Bishop, the mind reader, is said
to be very ill in WASHINGTON. He is
charged with an effort to locate the
brain of United States Senator.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-12

First Knight Of Labor-"What do you
suppose Smith said the first time he saw
that baby Of his ?"
Second Knlght-"Give it up. What
did lie say ?"
First Knight-"Let's make knight
Of it." "
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18

For a period "f sixteen years ! have
been af1lIc' td with catarrh OF the head
W hich bafllrd tro use OF all medicines
used. ) s.ins the advertisement of Il.
B B.. pa, chased and used -, or seven
bottles, and although used lrregularly
lave received great relie', aud recon-
mend 1t as Il good blood puhtibr.
lSi1neII j X. ioLC)MBE, JR.,
Sheriff Of Iiarsl Oh county, Ga.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
An Old War-Horse At Rest.
Washington Critic

General Lorgstreet's fortune is
small, but he manages to live com
fortably in his modest residence upon a
mountain ridge in North Georgia, front
ing the valley Of the Chattahoochee
An old friend, calling upon him the
other day, was received with great
Cordiality, and found the General
dressed for comfort rather than display
His hair was silver His whiskers
were snow. His giant figure was
somewhat bent: but his eagle eyes still
flushed with the old-time fire, and
years had only deepened the strong
lines in his face. He divides his time
between a history which ne is now
writing. The history will be out in
about year. 1t will contain some
very startling statements about the
late war The book will be made up
mainly Of accounts Of adventures in
the wars in which General Longstreet
has taken part. General Longstreet
is charming in conversation, though
he IS very deaf. Mrs. Longstreet is a
vivacious little lady, and of course,
quite proud ofthe General. Her maiden
name was Maria Louise Garland, and
her parents lived in Virginia Gen
eral and Mrs. Longstreet have five
Children-fOur sons and a daughter.
The Oldest son, Major John Longstreet,
was in the war At fifteen, and is now
thirty seven years old. The other sons
are Robert Lee, born in Petersburg in
1868; James, born in Lynchburg in
1869. The daughter, Miss Maria
Louise Longstreet, now fourteen years
old, was born in Flint, Mich. Gen
eral LOngstreet was born about a mile
from Augusta, Ga, on the South Caro-
lima side Of the Savannah river He
is sixty-fve years old, is in splendid
health and bids fair to live many
years yet.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
I ne South Prospering.
Northern Exchanged


The business statistics of the South
are Of the most encouraging nature.
The mineral development Of that sec
ton of our country, for 1886, are
almost incredible and yet it is SAID
the present year promises to far exceed
1t IN solid improvements and material
wealth. The proximity of coal and
iron ores in many sections of the South
will make iron smelling in that section
far more profitable than in the older
furnaces Of the North.
With this new state Of affairs viii
arise many new duties, which we CON
fldently believe the business men Of
the South will meet in that generous
spirit for which they are noted. The
labor problem is being agitated in the
Northern cities at this time and from
its progress manufacturers of the South
may draw valuable lessons. We have
the testimony of Judge Kelly, the
great pig iron apostle of Pennsylvania,
that the wage question is very happily
adjusted in the iron districts of the
South and that the white and colored
men are working shoulder to shoulder
for the same pay and that quite as
much as is paid in the North. This
state of affairs must be very gratifying
to every true American citizen,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
BETWEEN THE LIGHTS.

a little pause in life, while daylight
fingers
Between the sunset and the pale moon
When daily labor slips from weary fingers.
And soft gray shadows veil the aching
eyes.
Old perfumes wander back from fields of
clover
Seen in light of suns that long have set :;
Beloved ones, whose earthly toll is over,
Draw near, as if they lived among us yet.
Old voices call us through the dusk re-
Turning
[ hear the echoes of departed feet
And then | ask, with vain and troubled
Vcarning,
What is the charm that makes old things
50 sweet?
Must the old joys be ever more beholden? :?
Even their memory keeps NE pure and
true ;
God speaketh, saying, II make all
things new"
Father" " | cry, 6 the old must still be
stine my my love, or give me back the past
Give me the fair Old earth, whose paths
are dearer
Than ally thy shining streets and man
siOn5 vast
Peace, Peace-the Lord of earth and
heaven knoWeth
The human soul in all its heat and strife :;
Out of His throne 10 stream Of Lcthe
tlOWeth,
But the clear river of eternal life.
lie giyeth life, aye, life in all its sweetnes,
Old loves, old sunny scenes viii He
restore
Only the curse of sin and incompletcness
Shall taint thine earth and yex thine
heart no more.
Serve Him in daily work and earnest living
And faith Shall lift thee to His Sunlit
heights
Then shall a psalm Of gladness and thanks
giving
Fill the hour that comes between the
lights.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
NO. "a.

ling the British Union Jack. 4 study
of the record kept by the war depart
ment of the name and capture Of each
OF these flags, though work of days
would be OF intense intcrst to the
ver;eran soldier, Il would recall To
him the episodes of triumph on half
the fields of the civil war The sight
of the flags themselves would do some
thing more-quiClening his heart
beats with memories of the great fight.
That not few of these standards have
been the Centers of deadly personal
encounter is evident from the numerous
blood stains still traceable upon them.
The slaves, also, of many of them are
ragged with the gnaw of bullets, the
lead in some instances piercing their
centers and remaining inbedded in
the wood. Everything, in fact, in the
appearance of the whole collection, as
it is piled here in the narrow garnet,
faded and soilcd and ta,tered, shows
that these are no banners of holiday
parade, but have passed through the
fire and extremity of actual war-thc
sorrowful weeds blasted and fallen
from its wrath. For myself, not SOL
dier, but resident of Wash;nton
during the war period, recalled the
stirring incidents of their presentation
to the war department as they were
brought straight from the fields of their
capture.
On one of these occasions thirty of
these standards, as / remember, were
carried here two days after the fight at
Winchester by delegation of soldiers
whose hands had actually seized them
in the fight, Custer with his long, yell
low hair, at their head. Stanton, the
grim secretary, unbcnt, Stanton loved
results, and these were the palpable
evidences of triumph. Coming out Of
the lions den of his Office he took
each soldier by the hand and well
coined them as body with speech.
As the little group stood before his
door listening to his address, the cap
tured standards held above their heads
in the narrow hall Of the old war de-
partment made 4 picturesque cloud of
color, which, together with the entire
scene, it was not easy to forget. When
the affair was over the soldiers started
again for the field, and Stanton, TAX
ing Clusters arm, walked slowly down
the steps of the war Office. Such was
his habit with any of the brilliant lead
ers of the war after visit to his de-
partment.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
Lack of Method on the Farm.
TAsleViIle CitiZcn.1

The greatest drawback to agriCul-
tural success is Carelessness or some
thing worse in the methods of farming.
There are two underlying principles
by which successful farming must be
governed the production of the sup
plies for home use at home, and max
ing these supplies on as few acres as
possible.
No farmer can succeed if he relies
on farming for either living or profit,
who has to buy his firm supplies. In
stead of buying he should have some
thing to sell every year; not only
every year, but, by diversifying crops
have something to sell throughout the
seasons.
And he is very slipshod farmer
who Cultiyates an acre of land, year
after year, through a life time, to
gather fifteen or twenty bushels of corn
and wheat, and wlthal depend only on
his corn and wheat thus raised for his
supplies and for 4 surplus. The shortest
road to agricultural prosperity is within
the reach Of the farmers themselves,
and themselves only, and the reforma-
ton must begin directly on the farm.
All eggs must not be put in one
basket; and labor must not be wasted
on too much territory. Farms are i'm
proving, in many particulars, but vast
room still exists for most important
changes for the better.
And, our farmers should be en-
couraged III individual efforts for i'm
provement in their condition rather
than be taught to look to outside agen-
Cies for help. The man who depends
on accidents or luck for making money
will end III the poor house, and die, in
fact, pauper. \ farmer who believes
he can be made rich by extraneous
agencies, or governmental manage
ment will soon have all that he hath
under mortgage, to his more intelligent
neighbOr. Each man carries his own
destiny in his hands; each must be
the architect Of his own fortune. Ref
ormation must begin at home, and
only then will prosperity prevail there.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
m NJ. PITTMAN,
ATTORNE AT LAW,
HENDERSON, y. G.

Prompt attention 10 all professional
business. Practices iu the State and
Federal courts.
Refers by penis sion to Commercial
National Bank and l.. ID. Jatta S Bro,
Charlotte, y. c; Alfred Williams Il Co.,
Raleigh, y. c.; ID. Y. Cooper and Jas.
IL. Lassiter, HeI deIsGn, n. &.
OFFICE OveI j IS. Ii. LaksIter * Sons
store Inoy ] C.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18

the common method of cutting and
curing tobacco. The plant has large
quantity of sap, and when cut, time
is allowed for the leaves to fall, or
wilt, and then the plants are hung on
sticks and taken to the barn to be
hung for curing. This is done by open
wood fires in all cases for dark color,
and by lues or charcoal fires for yell
low color. The fires are not applied
until the plants have been hanging in
the barn several days, During this
time the sap of the stalk is fed to the
leaf, and after firing commences it is
usually stopped as soon IS the leaf is
cured, or made dry, the stalk and
more than half of the stem of the leaf
is left still green and uncured. These
gradually dry up by the action of the
atmosphere, and during this process it
is suggested that the nicotine of the
stalk is conveyed to the leaf and robs
it Of its aroma by imparting a bitter
taste. If it be true that the nicotine
is impaired to the leaf in the process
of curing, it is undoubtedly true that
it will be prevented by severing the
leaves, as they mature, from the stalks
in the field and tieng them into suita-
ble bundles for hanging in the barn.
We now call to mind a conversation
had many years ago with large to-
bacco planter, who had that year more
than a million of hills, who, to save
labor at the time of cutting and hous-
ing, said he should strip the leaves
from the stalk as they matured; and
to use his expression, & | shall do it as
| pull corn fodder" What the result
was, we were not afterwards informed.
We hope the Southern Tobacc0
Journal will keep the subject before It's
readers, and urge settlement of the
question by experimentation. Doubt
less the planters Of North Carolina
who have started it will not let it drop
until it is definitely settled, and some
of the Virginia farmers should help
them in the matter. 1t is necessary,
we think, to embrace in the expert
ments only those classes of tobacco
which are worked up into chewing and
smoking stock, it is very desirable that
these should be, if possible, free from
nicotic taint; which will add greatly
to their value in the hands Of the pro-
ducers. The heavy dark tobaccos,
designed for English and Continental
shipping, are suited to the foreign
tastes and demand, and will now and
at all times command a paying price.
Chemical analysis can greatly aid
in ascertaining how the nicotic princi
pie is evolved, whether in the growth
Of the plant or in process OF curing by
fire on the stalk. To this end let some
Of the farmers who grow for the man
ufacturers take from the crop of the
present year a few plants as samples,
from which the leaves have been sepa-
rated from the stalk, and send both
leaf and stalk in the unCured state to
the Agricultural Department at Wash
ington for chemical investigation. The
bulk of tobacco manufactured in the
United States is consumed by their
own citizens, and if the source of mic
otic development can be found and a
remedy suggested, "the weed" may
be divested of its only injurious prop
erty and made an undisputed blessing
to mankind.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18

/ hnve on hand ard shall carry a larger
stock of PAiuts and Painters goods than
ever before. First quality ground colors
speciality.
| carry at all times nice line of ROYS-
TEk'S FRESH FRENCH CANDIES.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18

Do you suffer much from cold
teet?" inquired the shoe merchant,
with kindly interest, as he complied
with the lady's request anu showed
her the thinnest-soled shoes he had in
the store. - She suffer-" broke in her
husband impetuously. "Great Scott!
She suffer? Not much. I'm the vic
tim; I'm the one that has to suf-''
=. George!' said the lady. That was
all she said, but George seemed to un-
derstand, and there was a silence that
was not broken until the merchant OBJ
served in deferential and funeral way
that 1t looked as if there was going to
be some kind Of 4 storm if the wind
didn't change.-C Chicago Tribune.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18

A woman formerly orr slave is now
our cook About eighteen months ago
she bcrame sIckiV and had couIh and
was G, pfiued to bed, and II was Thought
that he hal consumption. The !r"At-
ment By phy4;c'Hls failed 10 give relief.
In December. 1884. q node or knot the
sig Of goose eg1 formed just above the
n. Of tie stomach which when lance /
discharged matter for or 8 months.
One Of these a.so formed under her arm,
and three On her back, which discharged
matter tor Il considerable titn". For SIX
months of this time she was cotnneh
Lothe house, and most of the time IN
bed. The stomach often refuseJ food, by
rejecting what She had eaten. She uSed
a great deal Of medicine, but failed To Ue
cured ] bought one bottle of your y.
Il. B. frnAfe III Atlanta, ia, aud gave It
To her and he cOmmeisred t. Improve.
] then bought and CAV h"r three b"Ll ;
more, and she continued 70 improve and
in two months time her cough hal
ceased, her constitution strengthened, =,
appetite and digestion gOOd, ali di~ch AZ
es,S ceased, nodes or knots diSappt arc
ana she went to work apparently healthy
and lH,tened up greatly
This woman had q married sister OF
rear same rge who was All cted in pre-
ci-e.y tsc same way and al 'ut the same
time. She had node or knnt "u pit Of
stomach. back, etc. She did not take
any Is II. Il. and The node rn her At"in
ach. Il g through 10 the cavity. She con
Iinued on the dcciineand wasted away,
and tirally died.
these were two terrible cases Of blood
Duisnn,-one used B. y. 4. and WIS
speedily currd-the other did use it and
died. 1t is most assurcdly a most won
tlcrtul blood purifier. | refer to mer
chants Of this town. Yours truly,
W. r. ROBINS IN.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
LUXURY N DESIGNS.

The days when the Confederate
armies could afford such luxury in en-
signs quickly passed away, however,
as IS evidenced by the collection, rep
resenting every period of the war. In
the beginning of the civil war the de-
sign of the flag carried by the Southern
regiments was that OF the Stars and
Bars-two red bars and one white
changing at later period to a red
field with the Southern Cross, resemb-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
A SHERIFF RELEASED.

ri -habee, Ala, May !. 1895,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-11-05
Mayal1's Photographic Discovery.

The photographic as well as the daily press of England seems now to be much exercised over the ''Maya1 process" al- though it claims nothing more than to be the means by which photographs may be rapidly colored by those who need not have great artistic ability.
 An outline of his method may serve to give some idea of its merits. It will probably, like many of its predecessors, meet with a wide appreciation in certain photographic circles, at least for time.
 The negatives made on orthochromatic plates, are not retouched. In order to obtain the best results solar camera print is made, toned and fixed in the usual manner. The print, after leaving the hypo bath, is subjected to the action of solution, which transforms the silver forming the image into silver oxide, and at the same time entirely eliminates the hypo by chemical action. The colors used in the tinting are entirely new (al- bumen probably, and form part of MT. Mayall's discovery. They are beautifully transparent, and when applied to the surface of the print unite with the image, forming a colored silver compound, which there is good reason to believe is abso- lutely permanent. The print is then placed face upwards in an air tight box, into which silicon, in state of impalpa- ole powder, is blown. When this has subsided and formed layer of the pie ture, it is carefully coated with salcyic acid. and the whole-image, colors and ilm-unite to form a kind of flexible glass, which, when dry, leaves the paper support and can be applied to the decora- ] ton of any material.
 The process being altogether different from anything heretofore practiced, has at least claim for novelty, and as the pictures are said to possess rare beauty there may be popular future for them. But they are not photographs in natural colors, as we understand that term.-New York Photographic Times.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-11-05
New England Moss Gatherers.

The granite rocks Of the New England coast, far from being uniformly bare and stern, are draped with the most beautiful and luxuriant alge, of innumerable spe- cies. Probably no other district in Amer ica yields such quantities of Irish moss as do the shores of Cohasset and Scituate, Mass. The Irish moss has more than picturesque value. It possesses well known medicinal virtues, is manufac- ;Gred into a nutritious food for invalids, and is also used in certain processes of brewing. The gathering of the moss, therefore, forms quite an important in- dustry along the New England coast.
 The season begins toward the end of May and lasts until October. The time of beginning and that of ending the har- vest are observed by the gatherers with scrupulous punctuality. in order that none may ''get ahead' of the others, but all, old and young, may have an equal chance. The moss is detached by means of long toothed rakes, the men go- ng out for it in boats, while the women and children strip the rocks and stones along shore. The moss is bleached on the sand, put through half dozen washings and dried for two weeks. It is then ready for market, and the fisherfelk re- ceive from four to seven cents per pound for the product of their pictureque in dustry.-FraIIk Leslies.